On Tuesday, Sarah Wallace from our Selah class shared her story. Born into a Christian home, Sarah was saved at a young age, met her husband at bible college and set off after marriage to serve with him in a junior high youth ministry. Let’s pick up the story there. So here we are. Newlyweds. …
Snow Day!
It's January. In Nebraska. So of course, we're talking snow days. Hopefully, everyone was able to stay home and enjoy a warm house this past Tuesday. I know I stayed bundled in a fuzzy blanket most of the day. Snow Days always remind me of this message Shereen shared with us several years ago. Since …
Redeeming Our Relationships
By Mary Wenzl “MOM!” (Blood curdling shout.) “Taraya hit me, and she pulled my hair!” [Telena] “She hit me first! Really hard, and it hurt!”[Taraya] “No, I didn’t!” (Telena hits Taraya again) “MOM”![Telena] “Ouch! … MOM!Telena keeps hitting me!” [Taraya] “I hate you. You aren’t my sister anymore. I wish I had never been born …
Redeeming Expectations
It seems more lists are kept during the Christmas season than any other time of year – gifts & groceries, cooking & cleaning, naughty & nice. But one list written in invisible ink between the margins of all the others is a boldface EXPECTATIONS list. Trendy ornaments: flocked or foiled or rustic or plaid? Silly …
Breathing Room for Your Soul
Maybe your morning looked a bit rushed. Maybe every morning looks rushed! We’ve designed each Tuesday Morning with time for you to catch your breath. The coffee will be ready by 8:45 moms, you can drop your kids off in their rooms plan ahead to catch up with a friend, read over your lesson, sit quietly and breathe …
Fruit of the Spirit: PATIENCE
By Julie Luse A brutally honest look at patience, and my lack thereof. I looked up some quotes on patience before writing this. Thought it would be a nice way to start. I was curious what ancient gurus and prolific writers have to say about it. I noted millions of quotes on patience. Everyone, from Saadi …
Fruit of the Spirit: Peace
Our fruitful summer of guest writers continues with Annie Rohde sharing this week. If you look back on the pictures I took my senior year of high school and freshman year of college, I am holding up a peace sign in 80-90% of them. One of my high school teachers gave me a book called …
The Secret to Fruit
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” Galatians 5: 22-23 Today we start our new summer blog series diving deep into Galatians 5:22-23 as we discuss the Fruit of the Spirit. I’ve been thinking …
Diving Deep into God’s Bold Words
By Mary Wenzl I have really enjoyed the time I have spent each Tuesday morning in a woman’s bible study and value this time greatly. It has been a special joy to spend my time in a community of women who are also striving to increase their knowledge of God through His Word, and to …
A Resurrection Story
By Katie Kafka I am honored to introduce you to Leah Aden: A pastor’s daughter from small town Nebraska who married a Navy sailor and became a mama to two little cuties all while working at the family grocery store for decades until she eventually sold it after she became a grandma. That brings us …
Equip Her 